hey guys.
i found this site with a link about the poor guy that got his 350 kit fitted with wood screws!!! couldnt believe it.

i have one of my customers cars in the shop now and it happens to be a 350z
now this customer likes his cars to be full on!

i specialise in doing custom work and seem to get alot of customers asking for steel wide bodys ( not many people here do them)

i will put up a pic of his r34 we did and update some build pics of the 350 for you to give feedback on.

i know it wont be everyones cup of tea but me and the owner would like the car to stand out alot.

anyway good and bad thoughts always help.

heres the r34 gtt skyline 4inch wide body each corner
then the start of the 350 steel wide body

 

sweet!

 

Nice, keep updating this thread with pics from the build until you get her finished

 

hope fully these pics are a little better.

some more rep0lys would be good also!! you like it you dont??? ect ect.

 

Looks good more pics!!! & keep up the good work!

 

Nice...I have a photochop I did of mine that looks very similar to your fender work....lookin good/

 

I think there are better options out there.

 

Agreed but for someone that wants to stay away from CF or FG. Good Alternative

 

I do like those rear quarter panels, very clean. Just not the fact it's steel.

 

cheers for the replys!
very interesting! alot of guys over here prefer steel to other alternatives. we get alot of bad quality fg kits here in nz and half the time take more work to get tio fit right than to do steel ones with perfect gaps.Using the steel will only be approx 8-10 pounds heavier than the factory in finished state.(approx 2 pound a guard)


i have a set of fg front guards here for the car but they are rubbish and very thin.

if you guys could give me a insight of whee to get top fitment fiberglass products that would be great. maybe i may regain some faith in products from round the world.

 

You're right...alot of FG takes alot of work to make it look good esp if its a rep....alot of times to when you modify your fenders, cut or pull , you get them reinforced w/ steel or refabbed out of steel anyway - def alot stronger. I cant tell you how many times people have damaged there rear fenders by leaning on them after a aggressive cut job to get their wide/ stretched wheels to fit. In for the results.

 

+ with FG one little minor incident and your done for! Cracks FTL why use steel and not an aluminum?? for lighter weight

 

do you have the photoshop pic of the fenders you done??

be keen to have a look, have pretty much just made it as i go on this. gone off a few pics here and there of diff cars.

 

is that digi camo on the hood?

 

i do fiberglass ones aswell but try to stay away from it. as soon as you start bonding to the factory body its never the best option.

reason for using steel is the factory guards are steel so can weld onto them.
if they were ally to start with i would have worked with ally aswell.

it is about strength and long lasting cars. there are very few people that do carbon work here on cars in nz and realistically not a huge market for it either. i would love to learn but no time for anything at this stage!

 

top half of the car was sprayed in a matt grey/green colour and digi camo decals put over that later on.

 

that is just sick! do you have more pictures of it?

 

thanks for the info, just wondering why steel was used instead of alum! looks good cant wait for pics of the progress! keep us updated!

 

Here they are....





I like #2 better...#1 looks more mad max-ish....

 

god damn it crom sell me your hood already!

edit: thats some good photoshopping right there dude, you should do it!